The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) and three Swiss industry initiatives – the Swiss Better Gold Association (SBGA), the Better Gold Initiative for ASM (BGI), Max Havelaar-Foundation (Switzerland) (MHCH) for Fairtrade – has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to significantly increase the volume of Artisanal Small-scale Mined (ASM) gold to the market. Sharing a commitment to […]

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The gold price has moved ahead this year, despite rising US interest rates and a persistent bull market in equities. Looking ahead, there are several reasons to believe that gold could maintain upward trajectory, as John Reade, chief market strategist at the World Gold Council, explains. Investor attention may have been focused on US equity […]

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Gold prices have continued to drop through the current week, falling below US$ 1,250, a level last seen nearly five months ago, as improved economic data and the progress in the US tax reforms led to a stronger dollar and strengthened the prospects of a US rate hike being announced by the Fed next week. […]

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The second half of the first day of the Gold & Jewellery Summit was focused on some of the key issues that face the gold and jewellery supply chain as it seeks to boost jewellery manufacturing across the country. Across three separate sessions, stalwarts from the local as well as global industry discussed questions related […]

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Demand for gold is set to remain subdued this wedding season as restrictions on cash movement in Gujarat due to the ensuing assembly election and the impact of GST have slowed down consumption of the yellow metal. Traders and jewellers said they do not expect purchases to surpass last year’s offtake. “The administration is keeping […]

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UK gold jewellery demand was hit by pre-Brexit jitters, reveals the World Gold Council (WGC) in its Gold Demand Trends Q3 2017 report. While gold jewellery demand suffered globally in Q3 2017, weakness in Europe was largely due to losses in the UK. As other markets remained broadly steady, the UK suffered from consumer uncertainty […]

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